Food and Textiles Technician

The Chalk Hills Academy are currently seeking a talented and creative technician to work across our Faculty of Design Technology specifically within Food and Textiles.

The suitable candidate will be responsible for routine safety and maintenance checks, supporting classroom teachers during some practical lessons, prepare and order materials, and general resources to support the Design Technology Faculty.  You will use your specialist knowledge to assist the Food and Textiles Department and support students.

It is incredibly important to us here at The Chalk Hills Academy that all our staff are valued, listened to, mentored, challenged, and given adequate opportunities to develop.

Key Duties

• To prepare materials & equipment/resources for practical lessons in Food
• Provide and prepare all equipment, processes and materials to support teaching and learning including setting up and cleaning up equipment and materials safely before and after lessons.

• Display of technical skill within Technology
• Classroom support & teamwork
• To ensure a high standard of safety and cleanliness in all learning areas within the department, including maintenance of equipment in accordance with Health & Safety requirements.

• Stock Control and managing resources
• Administration and maintaining records
• Managing rooms

The successful candidate will

• Provide excellent support to the teaching team.
• Have general knowledge and experience of working with any or some of the following areas: Food technology, textiles and art, and design.
• Have prior experience of being a technician within the Food/Art/textiles faculty would be an asset
• Have a Level 3 qualification.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to work alongside young people and adults.
• Be organised and prepared, and able to work in an efficient manner
• Take pride in their work.

Job specifics

Start date     January 2025

Salary             AS 6-8 £25,483-£26,292 FTE Actual pro rata salary £22,114-£22,816

Job Role        Full time, Permanent, Term-time plus inset days,39 weeks per year, 37 hours per week, Mon to Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-3:30pm  

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.